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the tops of the trees are turning brown because of their -- they've had multiple droughts. and the -- and that was one of the things i wanted to get to in my book and explain it to sophie, that the danger to species is the shifting of climate zones. if we go with too large of climate change, that rapid shifting of climate zones is going to put additional pressure on species and cause many of them to go extinct, and then because they're interdependent, ecosystems can collapse. well, this scientist was trying to convince the mexican government to plant these seedlings higher up the mountains because it's getting warmer, and for those trees to exist, they need to be in a cooler -- and -- but then he figured, he looked at ipcc, this intergovernmental panel, the climate change report and realized that by 2090, that mountain won't work. so then you've got to try to plant those trees on a different mountain and you've got to convince those monarch butterflies, which have been programmed to go to that one region, that they've got to go to a different place. well, we've tried to do
the tops of the trees are turning brown because of their -- they've had multiple droughts. and the -- and that was one of the things i wanted to get to in my book and explain it to sophie, that the danger to species is the shifting of climate zones. if we go with too large of climate change, that rapid shifting of climate zones is going to put additional pressure on species and cause many of them to go extinct, and then because they're interdependent, ecosystems can collapse. well, this...
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elizabeth warren won a huge battle with senator scott brown. how will she going to operate? the financial industry is a little bit nervous about her. she had the idea to come up with the consumer bureau that was so controversial, the agency that is now up and running as far as wall street reform. those two have strong personalities. they could also be dealmakers. host: on the republican side? guest: on the republican side, steve stockman, congressman, he will vote against the speaker. what kind of committee assignments will he get if he does that? that is one republican come in in not being shy. host: 1 last phone call for bob cusack. john in oregon, independent. caller: hello. all these issues mean absolutely nothing until you get down to accountability. host: what to you mean? caller: how come there's no criminal investigation of any of these bankers, of these corporate whores raking us over the coals? not one of them has gone to jail. a couple little small mutuals -- sorry for the people that lost their people-- i lost two retirement funds. first one was with ronald reaga
elizabeth warren won a huge battle with senator scott brown. how will she going to operate? the financial industry is a little bit nervous about her. she had the idea to come up with the consumer bureau that was so controversial, the agency that is now up and running as far as wall street reform. those two have strong personalities. they could also be dealmakers. host: on the republican side? guest: on the republican side, steve stockman, congressman, he will vote against the speaker. what kind...
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now to oppose the proposition, i call natasha brown. >> thank you, mr. speaker. a curriculum for life is not the moon this year. there are many life lessons to benefit from. for different generations. sense of social duty, raise a family and manage our debt. the question is who should teach them? and our answer? not teachers. the responsibility and privilege of providing theacts of life rest within our family, parents and communities. to help insurgent tour -- insurgent tour -- nurture us. we learn about life by living it. not the teacher questioning us and talking about hypothetical situations in textbooks. i think this motion raises the assumes that a curriculum for life can be designed for somebody in westminster. i think it is the state outreaching its mandate. the motion is potentially danger and is not there to parent a child. [inaudible] wouldn't have a clue what i was talking about. the world is changing, and running this now would become outdated before it begins. a curriculum for life is a good idea in theory. but the association idea and central knowle
now to oppose the proposition, i call natasha brown. >> thank you, mr. speaker. a curriculum for life is not the moon this year. there are many life lessons to benefit from. for different generations. sense of social duty, raise a family and manage our debt. the question is who should teach them? and our answer? not teachers. the responsibility and privilege of providing theacts of life rest within our family, parents and communities. to help insurgent tour -- insurgent tour -- nurture...
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tonight given because these guys are different and brown and colored. at some time -- that somehow we have to have fantastic solution. [applause] >> oh, google. the things that allows us to find out about each other. [laughter] up next, amos yadlin. >> once again, i have to remind you this debate is not about attacking iran during this debate -- iran. this debate is about not letting iran become nuclear. the world cannot afford a nuclear iran. it is not the same story. it is not really the same story as the cold war. this is a regime pulling for destruction of another country. i never remember the united states wanting to destroy the soviet union and vice versa. so it is another story trade i think -- story. i think people underestimate what what happened and what kind of world we will lead if iran becomes nuclear. i am a general. i've fought in many wars. nobody hates war is more than me. i have been there. i saw the blood, the pain, the waste, the cry of the widows. we don't call for war. we call for the world to wake up and stop iran before it will b
tonight given because these guys are different and brown and colored. at some time -- that somehow we have to have fantastic solution. [applause] >> oh, google. the things that allows us to find out about each other. [laughter] up next, amos yadlin. >> once again, i have to remind you this debate is not about attacking iran during this debate -- iran. this debate is about not letting iran become nuclear. the world cannot afford a nuclear iran. it is not the same story. it is not...
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senator sherrod brown democrat of ohio one of the most liberal senators in the body says he's vote for the deal. another one from mark knoller saying that democratser energying from the caw discuss heading to the senate floor and schumer said a vote for it is hoped by midnight. we'll take a look as the reporters talk on the floor. we've got debbie stebenou in the middle of reporters here. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> barbara boxer surrounded by reporters. just taking a look here and seeing if there is word coming from the capital after that meeting. moving on now, we turn to a discussion on the global food supply and the environment. we continue to bring you updates from the capital. in the meantime, dan barber. >> food in 2013. food has become increasingly a contentious topic. people are thinking and fighting about these questions of how to properly feed the world. in some places, people do not get enough food. in other places, people get way too much or they get the rhine -- wrong kind. there are a
senator sherrod brown democrat of ohio one of the most liberal senators in the body says he's vote for the deal. another one from mark knoller saying that democratser energying from the caw discuss heading to the senate floor and schumer said a vote for it is hoped by midnight. we'll take a look as the reporters talk on the floor. we've got debbie stebenou in the middle of reporters here. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp....
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obama had a democratic congress when he came in, 60 votes in the senate, which , amount-- senator brown had won in massachusetts. but he started out with 60 and then it went down to 59 when senator kennedy and sadly died. i really admired senator kennedy as much as any man who ever served in the senate, even though we did not agree. mr. reagan had to deal with tip o'neill. that was one of the great events in washington politics because you had two extraordinarily capable politician opposing points of view. mr. reagan was poorly matched. mr. obama had nancy pelosi as speaker of the house. but hardly the same thing. host: from massachusetts on the line, democrat. caller: good morning. i have a comment and question. i am trying to find out, the situation you're in right now, why is everybody fighting about what we should do? i am gmt and i am broke every day. i'm down here with people that paid taxes and work hard every day. -- i am an emt. people don't understand that would ever happens with the fiscal cliff, people down here will survive. the republicans, this will definitely affect them
obama had a democratic congress when he came in, 60 votes in the senate, which , amount-- senator brown had won in massachusetts. but he started out with 60 and then it went down to 59 when senator kennedy and sadly died. i really admired senator kennedy as much as any man who ever served in the senate, even though we did not agree. mr. reagan had to deal with tip o'neill. that was one of the great events in washington politics because you had two extraordinarily capable politician opposing...
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we also heard that senator scott brown had confirmed that report. white house sources are vehemently denying that. the white house saying they have not sent up any bill or any built up to capitol hill today. we expect to have a question comes up when steny hoyer talks with reporters. that is supposed to happen in about five minutes. we will have live coverage when the minority whip speaks to reporters. in the meantime, we will bring you harry reid who opened the senate session this morning with comments on the situation, and we will hear what he had to say about the fiscal cliff now. : new year's eve is fast approaching and for decades and decades the american people have watched the ball drop in times square. it's the countdown to midnight, the start of a new year. but this year, mr. president, the american people are waiting for the ball to drop but it's not going to be a good drop. because americans' taxes are approaching the wrong direction. come the first of this year, americans will have less income than they have today. if we go over the clif
we also heard that senator scott brown had confirmed that report. white house sources are vehemently denying that. the white house saying they have not sent up any bill or any built up to capitol hill today. we expect to have a question comes up when steny hoyer talks with reporters. that is supposed to happen in about five minutes. we will have live coverage when the minority whip speaks to reporters. in the meantime, we will bring you harry reid who opened the senate session this morning with...
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the centrist coalition shortly after arriving which was formed by then senators jon casey and john brown. during the 1994 health reform debate to reach the political divide. after he passed away, we thought it was imperative that we revive the coalition to help the bipartisanship following the divisiveness of the senate impeachment trial. following the landmark supreme court ruling in bush vs. gore that adjudicated the presidential election and evenly split senate with 50 republicans and 50 democrats, senate leaders joined with nearly one- third of the senate at a meeting of the centrist coalition to explore how to move forward in a bipartisan fashion. it is precisely this kind of approach that is crucial, madam president. it is only when we minimize the political barriers that we can maximize the senate allowing it to become an unparalleled incubator for results that truly matter to the american people. it was a cross aisle alliance that produced the program that was a rewrite of the telecommunications act for the first time. this was a landmark law insuring every library in classroom i
the centrist coalition shortly after arriving which was formed by then senators jon casey and john brown. during the 1994 health reform debate to reach the political divide. after he passed away, we thought it was imperative that we revive the coalition to help the bipartisanship following the divisiveness of the senate impeachment trial. following the landmark supreme court ruling in bush vs. gore that adjudicated the presidential election and evenly split senate with 50 republicans and 50...
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. >> buzz aldrin on the past and future of the space program, and from brown university, the 2012 presidential election. now a conversation on emerging economies like china, india, and brazil. we will hear from a new york university economist that says china is on the decline. he says sustainable economic growth is not possible. another economist argues china will continue growing. it is moderated by one of the magazine's editors. >> the emerging economies were the place to go if you wanted to feel optimistic. this year, there is a pretty sharp slowdown in emerging economies and i think a lot of questioning as to whether they can keep up the stellar growth rates. whether there is something bigger changing. if the models themselves have to be looked at. that is what has to be looked at for 2013. we have outstanding individuals that are both known for very contrary and views on emerging economies, we will start with bill easterly. he is probably best known to you for his books that have been best sellers. why the west has done so much harm and so little good, a very non-provocative book. and how
. >> buzz aldrin on the past and future of the space program, and from brown university, the 2012 presidential election. now a conversation on emerging economies like china, india, and brazil. we will hear from a new york university economist that says china is on the decline. he says sustainable economic growth is not possible. another economist argues china will continue growing. it is moderated by one of the magazine's editors. >> the emerging economies were the place to go if...
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don't give in because of the fact these guys are different and they are brown somehow we have to have fantastic solutions. [applause] >> oh, google. up next, amos. >> once again i have to remind you that this debate is not about attacking iran. this debate is about not letting iran become nuclear. because the world cannot afford a nuclear iran. it is not the same story. it is not really the same story as the cold war. this is a regime calling for destruction of another country. i never remember the united states wants to destroy the soviet union and vice versa. so it's another story. and i think people underestimate what will happen to the m.p.t. and in what kind of world we will live after iran will become nuclear. it's not the issue -- i am a general. i fought in many wars. nobody hates wars more than me. i have been there. i saw the blood, i saw the pain, i saw the waste of resources, i saw the cry of the or fans and widows. we call for the world to wake up and stop iran before it will be a nuclear war. and when you run out of argument, you speak about the wars that nobody advocate
don't give in because of the fact these guys are different and they are brown somehow we have to have fantastic solutions. [applause] >> oh, google. up next, amos. >> once again i have to remind you that this debate is not about attacking iran. this debate is about not letting iran become nuclear. because the world cannot afford a nuclear iran. it is not the same story. it is not really the same story as the cold war. this is a regime calling for destruction of another country. i...